Wednesday, May 24, 2017

All Rise for Aaron Judge in the Judge’s Chambers

All Rise for the Judge! Court is now in session in The
Judge’s Chambers here inside Yankee Stadium. On Monday night court opened up
inside Yankee Stadium as three rows inside Yankee Stadium turned into The
Judge’s Chambers. A total of 18 fans were seen wearing black judicial robes
with the Yankees logo on the front and Judge’s number 99 on the back honoring
the Yankees rookie right fielder.

This is not uncommon around the league for fans to turn
entire sections of the ballpark into a dedicated section for a player. Remember
Mannywood in left field inside Dodger Stadium? Remember the King’s Court for
Felix Hernandez out in Seattle? Well it’s kind of like that although in those
sections any fans can buy tickets and sit there while the Yankees will choose
certain fans to sit there. Obviously wearing an Aaron Judge jersey or t-shirt
or a judicial robe will get chosen along with their families which could be
kind of interesting. Those chosen will be given Styrofoam gavels stamped with
“All Rise!” on the side to tap against the bench. The robes stay in the
section.

I can see this section being turned into a place for charity
groups, birthday parties, Little League teams etc. can go and hang out and be
honored while honoring the Judge.

What an honor for a kid who has been in the Major Leagues
for just a few short months between last season and this season but if you pay
attention to the Yankees and head out to the games you know why the Yankees are
honoring him so soon. He interacts with the Yankees fans on Twitter and
Instagram and he has played catch with fans in the stands on more than one
occasion. You can always see him giving kids baseballs in the stands in-between
innings and such and he just treats the game how you’re supposed to treat it in
my opinion, like a game. This isn’t a job for Judge and that mindset is just
part of what makes Judge truly special.

Congratulations to him and I look forward to seeing everyone
in The Judge’s Chambers this season and beyond. If anyone sits in those seats
and wants to be covered here on the blog with your pictures showcased on the
blog then contact me on Twitter (@GreedyStripes) or by shooting me an email at
thegreedypinstripes at gmail dot com.